You can’t live without it—how is yours doing?
Nothing in our bodies is there by accident, and each and every cell, tissue and organ serves a valid purpose as designed by our Creator. While it’s hard to say that a certain organ is more important than another, one organ that puts in a valiant effort 24/7 to keep you above the ground and healthy is your liver! The liver deserves special mention because of its incredibly wide range and number of functions...
5 Ways to prevent (or turn around) insulin resistance
I was in line at my local Publix grocery store recently and noticed that the line for the pharmacy was longer than any of the grocery checkout lines. That should tell you something. When it comes to a sickly population, the US has that covered very well. And what we are seeing more and more is the existence of multiple conditions and factors that combined can spell early death for many, and certainly a...
- Tags: Blood Sugar, Diabetes, Healthy Eating
What your sweat says about you!
I recently passed a mixed martial arts (MMA) test for advanced green belt (the next level is brown belt!) and to say I was sweaty afterwards is a huge understatement. I was telling all of my fellow MMA students after the test how my nickname in my prior 19 years of karate used to be “Sweaty Betty” and they got a big kick out of that! All kidding aside, whether we like it or...
Rates of this killer are exploding—will you be next?
Although heart disease and cancer still remain our top 2 killers, there is another disease that can definitely shorten your lifespan and that is experiencing unprecedented, explosive growth. I’m talking about diabetes. I remember when I was a kid in the 60s and 70s, diabetes was something that was not all that common. One of my mother’s friends had it, and all I can remember is that she had to limit sweets. Well, once...
- Tags: Blood Sugar, Diabetes, Glucose, Sleep
Do you have this risk factor for heart disease?
As you are probably aware (or if not, you should be), one of the biggest, deadliest and most common risk factors for COVID complications as well as increasing your risk of heart disease, heart attack, kidney disease and even blindness is: Diabetes. And when it comes to diabetes, our numbers are downright frightening. According to the CDC, currently about 133 million Americans (that’s an unprecedented 40 percent of us!) have diabetes or pre-diabetes (elevated...
- Tags: Blood Sugar, Diabetes, Exercise, Glucose, Stress
The epidemic no one is talking about
I recently went to my 40th high school reunion, and one of the most “telling” moments of the event was looking at our yearbook and seeing how drastically everyone had changed. It’s one thing to see someone every day and not notice subtle changes over the years, but it’s quite another to look at 40 years ago versus now—it hits you like a ton of bricks! Well, the same can be said for a...